MRU Media

MRU Media: 04/01/2019

This report is a weekday roundup of news about MRU, faculty experts, students and alumni, and other topics of interest.

MRU in the News

Mount Royal University’s new $250 course registration fee an ‘obstacle,’ says student: https://mru.ca/4242 (CBC News – Tala Abu Hayyaneh, student; Cordelia Snowdon, SAMRU; Andrea Ranson, staff)

New registration fee a concern for MRU students: https://mru.ca/6a4e  (660 News – Cordelia Snowdon, SAMRU)

Balancing the Books: Making student finances add up: (Calgary Herald – Lynette Runions, staff. Story ran in Herald Road to Higher Learning section, March 29, C8)

‘An extremely contagious disease’: Confirmed measles case is Calgary’s second in a month, AHS says: https://mru.ca/5586

Brooks: Immigrants of Distinction Awards honours outstanding Calgarians: https://mru.ca/37c (Calgary Herald – Bella Concert Hall.

Brooks: Chinese community celebrates Year of the Pig: https://mru.ca/8e11 (Calgary Herald)

The Gift of Our Wounds: How a Sikh and a former white supremacist became unlikely friends: https://mru.ca/3266 (Calgary Journal – MRU’s Manmeet Singh Bhullar “Sikhs in Public” Lecture Series)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Calgary Transit users say political messages don’t belong on teletext: https://mru.ca/4c5e (CTV News – Peter Ryan, faculty)

Calgary student stumbles on Group of Seven painting at University of Oxford: https://mru.ca/6a4 (Global News – Paula Larsson, alumna)

Despite uphill battles, Independent candidates soldier on: https://mru.ca/74e5 (Calgary Herald – Keith Brownsey, faculty)

NDP and UCP battle over budgets as full platforms are released: https://mru.ca/50f7 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun, Edmonton Journal – Lori Williams, faculty)

Butts submits new evidence in SNC-Lavalin affair: https://mru.ca/9df (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty)

Albexit? Some political parties call for Alberta’s secession from Canada: https://mru.ca/c155 (CTV News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Rachel Notley, Jason Kenney channel glories of past premiers in battle for Alberta’s economic soul: https://mru.ca/4f7a (Financial Post – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Candidate for Alberta’s Freedom Conservatives who shared meme about setting Justin Trudeau on fire won’t be removed: party: https://mru.ca/1c1 (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Discussing Alberta election campaign: https://mru.ca/b65e (News Talk 770 CHQR, March 31, 12:23 p.m. – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Inside the smaller parties’ struggles to get attention in the Alberta election: https://mru.ca/330  (660 News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Questions surround upcoming Election 2019 leaders’ debate: https://mru.ca/807a (CTV News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Wilson-Raybould releases audio recording: https://mru.ca/73a (CTV News Channel – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Butts gives documents to justice committee: https://mru.ca/78cd (CTV News Channel – Duane Bratt, faculty)

USA Football Introduces Football Development Model Council: https://mru.ca/ba32 (SGB Media – Stephen Norris, faculty)

Also worth noting

University of Canberra to review controversial ‘fast-track’ professor program: https://mru.ca/7a91 (The Canberra Times)

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MRU Media: 03/29/2019

This report is a weekday roundup of news about MRU, faculty experts, students and alumni, and other topics of interest.

MRU in the News

Corbella: Greg Clark shines a light on NDP’s biggest scandal: https://mru.ca/1055 (Calgary Herald – SAMRU Calgary-Elbow candidates forum)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Underdogs: the candidates running against Rachel Notley and Jason Kenney: https://mru.ca/7166 (CBC News – Rachel Timmermans, student)

Guess What May Help Change Conservatives’ Minds About Sex: https://mru.ca/0781 (Psychology Today – Kyler Rasmussen, faculty)

Calgary Transit riders surprised by UCP text when checking arrival times: https://mru.ca/8f55 (CBC News – Peter Ryan, faculty)

Trudeau: ‘I lacked respect’: https://mru.ca/6fb8 (CTV News Channel – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Turning up the heat with Edo Japan: https://mru.ca/a399 (Canadian Business Franchise Magazine – Steven Ng, alumnus)

Alberta election platforms, candidates and controversies: https://mru.ca/ddd7 (Breakfast Television, City TV – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Jason Kenney’s Corporate Tax Giveaways Will Hurt Workers and Help Alberta’s Super-Rich Elites: https://mru.ca/8ad4 (Press Progress – Anupam Das, faculty)

Jason Kenney’s integrity on the line in Alberta election: https://mru.ca/80f9 (Toronto Star – Gillian Steward, faculty)

Also worth noting

Dechinta ‘bush university’ eyes expansion with 5 years of federal funding: https://mru.ca/1545 (CBC News)

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MRU Media: 03/28/2019

This report is a weekday roundup of news about MRU, faculty experts, students and alumni, and other topics of interest.

MRU in the News

Student collaboration Vivacity focuses on city’s arts community: https://mru.ca/cda7   (660 News, Catherine Pearl, faculty)

Mount Royal University course explores the economic and social value of art in Calgary: https://mru.ca/f9e (LiveWire Calgary – Catherine Pearl, faculty)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Morley student makes the list for her push for clean First Nations drinking water: https://mru.ca/034c (Star Metro Calgary – Glenielia Ariel Crawler, student)

Our faith in information is faltering when we most need facts: https://mru.ca/f203 (National Post – Sean Holman, faculty)

Discussion of public interest news: https://mru.ca/03ad (News 95.7, Halifax – Sean Holman, faculty)

New fines levied by Alberta election commissioner related to Callaway’s UCP leadership bid: https://mru.ca/c80 (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

One thing the Alberta UCP and NDP agree on: They’re both mad at a Toronto city councilor: https://mru.ca/7bd5 (Star Metro Calgary – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Could latest development in UCP leadership controversy sway voters?: https://mru.ca/70d (CBC News at 6 – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Expert says campaign sign vandalism shouldn’t come as a surprise: https://mru.ca/3498 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

UVic students protest increase in international tuition fees: https://mru.ca/5cc3 (Victoria Times-Colonist)

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MRU Media: 03/27/2019

This report is a weekday roundup of news about MRU, faculty experts, students and alumni, and other topics of interest.

MRU in the News

MRU’s Steps to Well-Being program helps reduce gym intimidation factor: https://mru.ca/6d09 (Calgary Journal – Kandi McElary and Bjorn Billehaug, staff)

Petition calls for increased capacity for MRU BSc Health and BSc CMB programs: https://mru.ca/6b6c (The Reflector)

Muslim women, the veil and the Christchurch massacre: https://mru.ca/a9b (Worker’s Liberty)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Social Media and Elections: The good and the bad: https://mru.ca/ba57 (City News – Peter Ryan, faculty)

Increase in job vacancies across Canada: https://mru.ca/49c1 (CTV Calgary – Anupam Das, faculty)

NDP attack ads have ‘not made a dent’ in United Conservative Party’s image, experts say: https://mru.ca/aba1 (Star Metro Edmonton, Star  Metro Calgary – David Taras, faculty)

Alberta Liberal leader defends lone Calgary stronghold, as UCP candidate steps down for white supremacist comments: https://mru.ca/b605 (Star Metro Calgary – Lori Williams, faculty)

UCP Candidate falsely claimed Alberta schools let adult men lurk in girls’ washrooms: https://mru.ca/39e (Press Progress –  Aria Burrell, student)

Social issues could play big role in Alberta election outcome: https://mru.ca/2bb7 (Global News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Notley giving politically crucial Calgary plenty of time, unveils plan to cut surgery waits: https://mru.ca/13db (Calgary Herald – Lori Williams, faculty)

Candidates who stepped down over racist views will not be removed from United Conservative Party: Jason Kenney: https://mru.ca/8be5 (Star Metro Edmonton, Star Metro Calgary – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Opposition turns to ethics committee in SNC-Lavalin affair: https://mru.ca/b67c  (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty)

Is the election still a slam dunk for Kenney?: https://mru.ca/87aa (680, CJOB, Winnipeg, March 26, 11:48 a.m. – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Derailments raise questions about the surge in oil trains: https://mru.ca/5b54 (Toronto Star – Gillian Steward, faculty)

Also worth noting

University of Toronto receives $100M donation to fund AI research, build innovation complex: https://mru.ca/87af (Global News)

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MRU Media: 03/26/2019

This report is a weekday roundup of news about MRU, faculty experts, students and alumni, and other topics of interest.

MRU in the News

Sunwing, Mount Royal partner on cadet program: https://mru.ca/ccc9 (Wings Magazine – Elizabeth Evans, dean)

Students/experts/alum in the news

As Canada ages, immigration expected to keep Alberta’s workforce strong for decades: https://mru.ca/bb73 (CBC News – Anupam Das, faculty)

Alberta’s workforce expected to stay strong: https://mru.ca/25b (CBC Radio News – Anupam Das, faculty)

Kenney thanks ‘selfless’ former UCP candidate who resigned Sunday night: https://mru.ca/da55 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Lori Williams, faculty)

When do people tune in to election campaign?: https://mru.ca/5bb8 (CBC Radio News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

UCP candidate for Calgary-South East resigns, says she’s ‘tired of being bullied for her beliefs’: https://mru.ca/9f8f (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Keith Gerein: Early election projections not adding up well for NDP: https://mru.ca/8f94 (Edmonton Journal – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

U of R president challenged by flat provincial funding, potential faculty strike: https://mru.ca/c5b (Global News)

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MRU Media: 03/25/2019

This report is a weekday roundup of news about MRU, faculty experts, students and alumni, and other topics of interest.

MRU in the News

MRU aviation students to enjoy new career opportunities through Sunwing partnership: https://mru.ca/8b60 (Academica Top 10)

Sunwing establishes partnership with Mount Royal University on pilot cadet program: https://mru.ca/5026 (Education News Canada – Elizabeth Evans, dean)

Sunwing Partners With Mount Royal University: https://mru.ca/ef7f (Travel Press – Elizabeth Evans, dean)

Ex-Muslim’s scheduled talk cancelled by Canadian university: https://mru.ca/ddc0 (Patheos)

Students/experts/alum in the news

How politicians’ marketing strategies could impact the 2019 Alberta election: https://mru.ca/9439 (Global News – Peter Ryan, faculty)

Ping! More political texts expected as election season plods on: https://mru.ca/b2ce (CBC News – Peter Ryan, faculty)

Complaints grow about political text messages: https://mru.ca/3f90 (CBC Radio news – Peter Ryan, faculty)

NDP should ‘pivot off Kenney’ after attack ads dominate first week of campaigning: pundits: https://mru.ca/f582 (Calgary Herald – David Taras, faculty)

What Alberta’s spring vote could mean for the fall federal election: https://mru.ca/1527 (Star Metro Edmonton, Star Metro Calgary – Lori Williams, faculty)

Discussing Alberta election: https://mru.ca/e903 (630 CHED, March 24, 12:34 p.m.– Duane Bratt, faculty

‘Orange Chinook: Politics in the New Alberta’ explores reasons for 2015 NDP win: https://mru.ca/9912 (Rabble.ca – Duane Bratt, Keith Brownsey, Richard Sutherland and David Taras, faculty)

Voters will see new Alberta political parties on ballot for 1st time: https://mru.ca/06e (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

The ‘kamikaze candidate’ continues to haunt Jason Kenney: https://mru.ca/5c4b (Globe and Mail – Duane Bratt, faculty)

UCP threatens constitutional challenge as relationship with Ottawa enters campaign: https://mru.ca/1efd (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Trudeau dismisses demands to expand waiver: https://mru.ca/a133 (CTV News Channel – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

University of Alberta president will not seek reappointment in 2020: https://mru.ca/072f (CBC News)

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MRU Media: 03/22/2019

This report is a weekday roundup of news about MRU, faculty experts, students and alumni, and other topics of interest.

MRU in the News

Mount Royal University partners with Sunwing Airlines: https://mru.ca/8791 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Deanna Wiebe, faculty)

Sunwing partners with Mount Royal University on pilot cadet program: https://mru.ca/baa4 (iSkies – Elizabeth Evans, dean)

Sunwing establishes partnership with Mount Royal University on pilot cadet program: https://mru.ca/4c42 (Street Insider – Elizabeth Evans, dean)

Sunwing Airlines enters partnership agreement with Mount Royal University: https://mru.ca/e731 (CAPA – News for Airlines, Airports and the  Aviation Industry)

Calgary university cancels event by ex-Muslim, citing sensitivity after New Zealand attacks: https://mru.ca/6cbe (National Post, Windsor Star, Regina Leader-Post)

MRU cancels controversial speaker: https://mru.ca/6ae5d (City News)

Decision to cancel speech at Mount Royal University ‘troubling’: https://mru.ca/65b5 (CHQR Radio, full interview at 2:05 p.m. https://mru.ca/dee2 )

MRU cancels speaker: https://mru.ca/fa9 (CTV News at 5)

Former Muslim turned atheist has speech cancelled at Mount Royal University: https://mru.ca/e8a7 (660 News)

Calgary School Cancels Talk by Ex-Muslim Atheist, Citing New Zealand Attack: https://mru.ca/ce0f (Friendly Athiest)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Freedom Conservative Party leads charge of election outsiders fighting to be heard: https://mru.ca/9f4 (Calgary Herald/Edmonton Journal – Bruce Foster, Lori Williams,  faculty)

UCP finds new candidate for Calgary-Mountain View: https://mru.ca/5843 (Calgary Herald – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Speaker shuts down investigation request: https://mru.ca/b2a (CTV News Channel – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Ottawa a target for Kenney: https://mru.ca/7c01 (News 880 CHQT, News 770, CHQR – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

University of Saskatchewan opening doors for Indigenous engineering students: https://mru.ca/739 (Global News)

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MRU Media: 03/21/2019

This report is a weekday roundup of news about MRU, faculty experts, students and alumni, and other topics of interest.

MRU in the News

MRU cancels speech by ex-Muslim-turned-atheist in light of New Zealand terror attack: https://mru.ca/86a5 (CBC News)

Speaker says MRU is over-reacting: https://mru.ca/344b (CBC Radio news)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Open-access chemistry textbooks gain popularity: https://mru.ca/f76 (Chemical and Engineering News – Brett McCollum, faculty)

Integrity vs. economy: How the UCP kamikaze scandal could affect the Alberta election: https://mru.ca/35c8 (Star Metro Calgary – Lori Williams, faculty)

Alberta NDP to air ad attacking Jason Kenney’s record on LGBTQ rights: https://mru.ca/6c60 (Star Metro Edmonton – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Alberta Liberals look to win seats with platform on education: https://mru.ca/f1cf (Calgary Sun/Calgary Herald – (Duane Bratt, faculty)

Ahead of Alberta vote, Canada’s oil industry roots for the opposition: https://mru.ca/fdb (Daily Mail, Reuters – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

U.S. college admissions scandal puts selection process for Canadian schools under microscope: https://mru.ca/3516 (Global News)

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MRU Media: 03/20/2019

This report is a weekday roundup of news about MRU, faculty experts, students and alumni, and other topics of interest.

MRU in the News

Canadian journalism schools partner in new association: https://mru.ca/434 (University Affairs

Students/experts/alum in the news

Economy centre stage in April election in Canada’s Alberta province: https://mru.ca/3196 (Daily Mail Online, Reuters – Lori Williams, faculty)

Campaign kickoff: https://mru.ca/2e83 (CBC News at 6 , top story, – David Taras, faculty, Duane Bratt, faculty)

Corbella: Scandal or economy? You get to choose: https://mru.ca/f011 (Calgary Herald – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Finance minister taking questions: https://mru.ca/27c4 (CTV News Channel – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Q3 fiscal update and the UCP’s economic platform: (RED FM –  Radio interview with Anupam Das, faculty, clip unavailable)

The surprising relevancy of David Lewis and the CCF-NDP’s post-war policies: https://mru.ca/fbf (ricochet – Roberta Lexier, faculty)

An election like no other: Will the conservative dynasty win the 2019 fight for Alberta?: https://mru.ca/278 (Star Metro Edmonton/Star Metro Calgary – Lori Williams, faculty)

Rachel Notley calls election in Alberta: https://mru.ca/56b1 (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty)

Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley announces spring election: https://mru.ca/f242 (CTV News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Not clear whether controversies will hurt UCP: https://mru.ca/f97 (News Talk 980 CKNW – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Alberta’s 2019 election underway as Premier Notley drops the writ: https://mru.ca/37ec7 (Global News, Duane Bratt, faculty)

‘I can’t wait for the campaign ahead’: Notley drops writ, trades jabs with Kenney: https://mru.ca/9f0e (CTV News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Alberta Election: We’re going to the polls: https://mru.ca/cdd4 (LiveWire Calgary – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Star UCP candidate resigns in wake of leaked messages about white supremacists: https://mru.ca/583d (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Calgary will be key battleground: https://mru.ca/27ea (CBC Radio News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

SAIT announces Canada’s first water-focused environmental diploma program: https://mru.ca/b916 (Calgary Herald)

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MRU Media: 03/19/2019

This report is a weekday roundup of news about MRU, faculty experts, students and alumni, and other topics of interest.

MRU in the News

Do universities put too much weight on student evaluations of teaching?: https://mru.ca/d5e (University Affairs – Bob Uttl, faculty)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Varcoe: As bitumen battle moves to B.C. court, turning off taps remains ‘ultimate’ option: https://mru.ca/5c27 (Calgary Herald/Edmonton Journal – David Taras, faculty)

Experts don’t expect an Alberta election to be called immediately: https://mru.ca/28a  (660 News/City News – Lori Williams, faculty)

UCP leads NDP ahead of 2019 election, Albertans split on best leader: Ipsos poll: https://mru.ca/2891 (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Jason Kenney’s kamikaze candidate conundrum: https://mru.ca/2f64  (660 News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

United Conservatives deny financial wrongdoing by Jason Kenney as new details emerge on ‘kamikaze affair’: https://mru.ca/f758 (Star Metro Calgary/Star Metro Edmonton – Lori Williams, faculty)

Alberta Primetime political panel: https://mru.ca/08c (CTV 2 – Archie McLean and Duane Bratt, faculty)

How the 2015 election changed Alberta politics, no matter what happens in 2019: https://mru.ca/fc6 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, Keith Brownsey, Richard Sutherland, and David Taras, faculty)

Also worth noting

University of Alberta students rally for more mental health support: https://mru.ca/2320 (CBC News)

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